NFL Concussion Lawsuit Could Lead to Electronic Sideline Head Injury Tests

NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, is proposing that the NFL use electronic concussion tests on the sideline in 2012.

Goodell indicated that testing concussions and head injuries on the sideline with computers or an electronic tablet could be in the NFL’s future as soon as this year. He says the new sideline assessment equipment will help prevent further traumatic brain injuries.

The NFL also plans to use replay to inform athletic trainers when to take a closer look at a player.

There are a total of eighty-nine lawsuits with over 2,400 former NFL players named as plaintiffs, in a consolidated “Master Complaint” that summarizes all of the players’ claims against the NFL, NFL Properties, and the NFL helmet manufacturer Riddell.

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